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Diocese of Tehuantepec

Dioecesis Tehuantepecensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 23 June 1891
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Oaxaca
  • Country: México
  • Square Kilometers: 25,000 (9,656 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Pacífico-Sur
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Apartado 93, Calle Mina s/n, 70760 Tehuantepec, Oax., México
  • Telephone: (971)715-00-60

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
23 June 1891ErectedDiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca Diocese of Tehuantepec (erected)
29 June 1951Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Tehuantepec (from Antequera, Oaxaca)
23 May 1959Territory LostDiocese of Tehuantepec (Coatzacoalcos, Moloacán, Hidalgotitlán, Jáltipan de Morelos, Cosoleacaque, Texistepec, Oluta, Jésus Carranza, San Juan Evangelista, Mecayapan, Hueyapan de Ocampo, San Andrés Tuxtla, Playa Vicente, Chacaltianguis, and Tlacojalpan)
Archdiocese of Veracruz-Jalapa (Acula, Amatitlán, Ixmatlahuacan, Tlacotalpan, Saltabarranca, Lerdo de Tejada, and part of Cosamaloapan)
Diocese of San Andrés Tuxtla (erected)
23 May 1959Territory AddedArchdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca (Yautepec, Mixes, and Choápa) Diocese of Tehuantepec
13 February 1960Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Tehuantepec (from Veracruz-Jalapa)
21 December 1964Territory LostDiocese of Tehuantepec (San Juan Juquila Mixes, San Pedro Ocotepec, San Miguel Quetzaltepec, Asunción Cacalotepec, Santa Maria Tepantlali, Totontepec Villa de Morelos, Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec, Santa María Mixistlan, Espiritu Santo Tamazulapan, San Pedro y San Pablo Ayutla,...) Territorial Prelature of Mixes (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950500,000520,00096.2%202025,0002732ap1951
1966300,000320,53393.6%18102810,714108521ap1967
1968245,000255,60095.9%2211337,424118517ap1971
1976263,500310,00085.0%2411357,52811311122ap1977
1980361,000424,00085.1%4010507,2201413228ap1981
19901,195,0001,406,00085.0%3884625,9781211432ap1991
19991,124,7941,425,69478.9%5085819,3931310731ap2000
20001,135,6021,441,50278.8%5986716,9491212033ap2001
20011,135,6021,441,50278.8%6787515,1411212033ap2002
20021,145,0001,452,00078.9%5386118,770912233ap2003
20031,250,0001,550,00080.6%6677317,123812735ap2004
20041,320,0001,625,00081.2%6977617,368812238ap2005
20101,355,0001,678,00080.8%5576221,854117849ap2011
20141,404,0001,740,00080.7%5185923,796118547ap2015
2017761,810780,18297.6%50136312,092158547ap2018
2020654,400786,00083.3%52136510,067138137ap2021

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 16, to Page 18
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 52, Page 754, and Page 755

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